Cloudy with a Chance of ERP Is Cloud just a "thing"? Colin Dawes Chief Technology Office Syntax MONTREAL ● BOSTON ● TORONTO ● NEW YORK [email protected]@SyntaxCTO Simon Streeter Director, Applications Support First Capital Asset Management ULC [email protected]
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Cloudy with a Chance of ERPIs Cloud just a "thing"?
Colin DawesChief Technology OfficeSyntaxMONTREAL ● BOSTON ● TORONTO ● NEW [email protected]
@SyntaxCTO
Simon StreeterDirector, Applications SupportFirst Capital Asset Management [email protected]
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Abstract• What is Cloud and why is everyone talking about it? Why should I
outsource the management of my systems?
• In this session we will look at the IT trends and clarify cloud definitions,what they mean, which ones are applicable to EnterpriseOne and moreimportantly which ones are not.
• We will also example the reasons behind the general movement towardsCloud and Managed Services, examine opportunities for all to survive thistrend and speak to amazing opportunities this presents for IT professional.
• In this session we will hear from Simon Streeter from First Capital Realty onwhy they have chosen to follow Gartner, outsource and focus on corebusiness.
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Agenda• Information Technology Evolution• About First Capital Realty (FCR)• The History of JD Edwards at FCR• Cloud Computing• FCR in the Cloud• Question & Answers
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Information Technology Evolution
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Consumerization of IT
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Social
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Mobile Computing
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Computing Paradigm EvolutionThe Cloud is the new Utility
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Computing Paradigm Evolution
The Cloud is the new Utility
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Cloud is the next step in the computingparadigm evolutionary tree & enabler of …
• Consumerization of IT
• Social
• Mobile Computing
• The Internet of Things (IoT)
• Big Data & Analytics
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About First Capital Realty
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First Capital Realty• One of Canada’s largest owners, developers and managers of
grocery anchored, retail-focused urban properties
• Real estate investments, valued at $8.3 billion
• 160 properties
• 23.7 million square feet (24.8 million at 100%)
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The History of JD Edwards at FCR
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JD Edwards at FCRDATE ACTIVITY
2008 Implement EnterpriseOne 8.12• Limited deployment of select modulesFCR was a landlord only and did not do property management(outsourced)
2010 Upgrade to EnterpriseOne 9.0• EnterpriseOne used mainly for GL, AR and AP (with PO’s)• Created home grown “Web Apps” for real estate best practices
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JD Edwards at FCRDATE ACTIVITY
2010 Movement of FCR infrastructure to Co-Location / Cloud (IaaS)• Separate vendors managing infrastructure and ERP• EnterpriseOne 9.0 performance issues and finger pointing• Re-purposed newly purchased infrastructure for DR in Calgary
2015 New Chief Information Officer (CIO)2015 Upgrade to Tools 9.1.5 (EnterpriseOne 9.0)2015 Selected Syntax as the go forward partner for CNC Managed Services
• Existing EnterpriseOne 9.0 System optimized and tuned
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JD Edwards at FCRDATE ACTIVITY
2015 Re-implementation of EnterpriseOne• EnterpriseOne 9.2 with Tools 9.2.0.3• Change the Chart of Accounts (large reduction in COA)• Replace home grown Web Apps with native EnterpriseOne
functionality and other “off the shelf” software solutions2015 Selection of in the Syntax Enterprise Cloud (PaaS) for hosting
• FCR to switch the model to “whoever manages the applicationalso hosts the application”
2015 Selection of Syntax for Application Managed Services (AMS)2016 Go-Live on EnterpriseOne 9.2 with Tools 9.2.0.3 (Planned)
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JD Edwards at FCRFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: General Ledgerä Expense ManagementäCash Managementä Accounts Payableä Fixed Asset AccountingäAccounts Receivableä Advanced Cost Accountingä Financial ReportingäFinancial Planning and Budgeting